MANGALKOT
Assembly seat no. 272 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2016
CHOWDHURY SIDDIQULLAH
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 16
Margin, 2016
11,874
6.06% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMCHOUDHURY SAHAJAHAN
- Votes
- 77,938
- Vote share
- 39.81%
- Behind by
- 11,874
Electors
2,28,313
Total votes polled
1,95,786
Valid votes
1,95,786
NOTA votes
2,210
1.13% of votes polled
Turnout
85.8%
Full result, 2016
5 candidates · 1,95,786 valid votes
CHOWDHURY SIDDIQULLAHAITCwon
89,812
45.9%
CHOUDHURY SAHAJAHANCPM
77,938
39.8%
GOPAL CHATTOPADHYAYBJP
20,780
10.6%
RAMKRISHNA MALIKBSP
3,315
1.7%
RASIK SARENSUCI
1,731
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Shishir Ghosh | BJP | 1,04,020 | 47.44% | Apurba Chowdhury (achal) | 12,723 |
| 2021 | Apurba Chowdhury (Achal) | AITC | 1,07,596 | 49.51% | Rana Protap Goswami | 22,337 |
| 2016 | CHOWDHURY SIDDIQULLAH | AITC | 89,812 | 45.87% | CHOUDHURY SAHAJAHAN | 11,874 |
| 2011 | SAHAJAHAN CHOUDHURY | CPM | 81,316 | 46.22% | APURBA CHAUDHURI | 126 |
| 2006 | SADHANA MALLIK | CPM | 72,664 | 59.24% | ABDUL BASED SEKH | 40,614 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
